About Us

OUR MISSION

To do whatever we possibly can to bring the compelling ideas and opportunities of Sea to Sky entrepreneurs to life. We will accomplish this by being resourceful, flexible, professional and kind. Always.

Community Futures Howe Sound provides assistance to small businesses from Lions Bay to Birken including Britannia Beach, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie and D’Arcy.

If you are planning to start your own small business, or if you are an owner or operator of a small business in the Sea to Sky Corridor, Community Futures Howe Sound can help.

Working in partnership with Western Economic Diversification Canada, we offer small business loans, and confidential, comprehensive assistance in developing your business plan

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Our board of directors consists of individuals who are committed to fostering community economic development in the Howe Sound region.

The ideal director will be community focused and community driven. He or she will have a keen small business acumen and an inherent willingness to ensure that small business opportunities continue to prosper in our community. Directors must live full time in any of our resident communities in the region.

Community Futures strives to have directors from all parts of our region on the board. We seek out intelligent, respectful, diligent small business-focused individuals who not only enjoy giving back to their community, but who thrive in doing so.

Meredith Hitchmough

Geographic representation: Squamish Focus: retail, businesses in transition

Meredith is our newest director.  She is so new to our Board that we are measuring her recent arrival more in hours than days or weeks.  Meredith is a multi-talented Squamish business Rockstar who continually excels on a comprehensive variety of levels, most notably marketing, sales, project management, social media and far more categories than we have room to mention here in this limited space.  Away from the office, Meredith is most often found soaking up as much fresh air as she can possibly find.

James Sparling

Geographic representation: Britannia Beach, Squamish | Focus: Green initiatives and youth based business opportunities

James is new to our Board but in the short time he has been with us, his volunteer peers have already hoodwinked him into a couple of early 'opportunities' as they were called.  True to his roots, James showed no hesitation whatsoever in jumping in right away with us. James comes to us with a sterling background in risk mitigation and he will make a valuable addition to our seasoned team of directors.  When he is not assisting us to increase opportunities for entrepreneurs up and down the corridor, James can be found on his bike riding the numerous trails of our community throughout the year.

Theresa Lambert

Geographic representation: Whistler | Focus: Start-ups, Women-owned ventures

Theresa Lambert enthusiastically operates her own small business in the Sea to Sky community which focuses on helping entrepreneurs take maximum advantage of their skillsets and helping them to overcome their shortcomings. Originally from Germany, Theresa has a keen sense of what works in business and what needs to be fine-tuned. She is a new member of our Board and in no time has had a positive influence on the rest of the team. Her inquisitive business mind has been refreshing to embrace at the Board table. When she isn’t changing the world, you can find Theresa gently rolling her eyes at her CF GM’s dreadful German-speaking skills.

David Krasny

Geographic representation: Squamish | Focus: Businesses looking to get to the next level, tech savvy businesses.

David Krasny owns and operates a Sea to Sky hospitality business, and he has done so for decades. If entrepreneurs had a poster child, you’d probably find David’s photo on that poster. He lives the entrepreneur life to its core and continually reaches out to help other would-be entrepreneurs make their dreams come true as well. When he’s not running board meetings as our current Chair, you’ll find David cheering on the Seahawks from all corners of the globe.

Kirby Brown

Geographic representation: Squamish | Focus: Tourism-based businesses, innovation, corporate culture.

Kirby Brown is the General Manager of the highly successful Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish. Prior to that he lent his considerable talents to ski resorts in Whistler and Panorama, BC. When he is not chasing down every slice of pizza he can get his mitts on at our Board meetings, you’ll find Kirby chasing his dogs, his young daughter and probably an oxygen tank too to keep up with their constant energy.

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Board Recruitment And Nomination Policy

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